128 BRONCHITIS. 
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warm, remove it; replace it immediately with other flannels, which should 
be ready for this purpose. Do this continuously for at least a couple of 
hours, after which time the flannel may remain on; but must, on no 
account, be suffered to become dry. The jacket and flannel should be 
worn for a week subsequent to restoration. 
Then prepare the following : 
Burgundy pitch. . . . . . . . . . Half a pound. 
Powdered camphor... . . . . «. Two ounces. 
Powdered capsicums . . . . . . . . Half a drachm. 
Melt the pitch. Take the vessel which contains it off the fire; throw 
in the other ingredients, stir well, and apply while warm to the front of 
the neck, as low as the jacket will permit. 
For bronchitis, consisting principally of aggraved congestion, prepare 
A HORSE DRESSED FOR BRONCHITIS. 
the following drink, and repeat it every half hour, until the pulse has 
regained its tone; then give the drinks at longer intervals, and ultimately 
reduce them to three during the day, which continue till restoration is 
perfected :— 
Sulphuricether . . . 2... » oe + + « « One ounce. 
Laudanum. . . . 1 1 1 ww we ws) «) ~One ounce. 
Water « « « . . . « One pint. 
Should no effect ie Scaanaed: after the third drink, discontinue the 
frequency of the ethereal medicine, and substitute the following :— 
Infusion of aconite. . . . . . . . Half an ounce. 
Extract of belladonna (rubbed aoe a one ounce 
of water) . . ........ =... . Half a drachm. 
Persevere with the above till the pulse amends, when withdraw the 
aconite, but keep on with the belladonna, half a drachm of which may be 
